Day 406- Wholey's Celebrates its 111th Anniversary by teaming up with Mancini’s Bakery to share a Whale of Sandwich with Pittsburgh

 

Wholey's Fish Market  and Mancini's Bakery are two business that have been woven into the tapestry of Pittsburgh for over 100 years. Ask anyone raised here, and they are likely to have a story about going to the Strip District for a Wholey’s fish sandwich or savoring a loaf of freshly baked Mancini’s Italian bread.  It makes perfect sense that these two would team up to celebrate Wholey’s 111^th Anniversary with a whale of a sandwich, 111-pounds of fish on a 200 pound bun, and then share it with Pittsburgh.

Day 405-The Benedum Sparkles at The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust’s Chandelier Event

 

 

The Benedum Center for Preforming Arts  greets patrons with an ornate concave ceiling adorned with paintings, gold trim and four crystal chandeliers in the lobby. There are  ninety more throughout the venue. The granddaddy, a 20 feet tall by 12 feet wide, chandelier hangs high above the audience.

 Once a year everything sparkles at this home to some of the biggest shows and brightest stars (pun intended) when  the lights are lowered for cleaning. Friends of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust are invited to an eye level view of the brilliance, stand on the stage and a history tour during the “ The Chandelier Event.”

Day 404-Climb Aboard a Train, Bike or Caboose for A History Tour in Titusville, Pennsylvania

 

The Titusville  area, about 2 hours from Pittsburgh, will take you back to the start of the US petroleum industry in 1860’s. The  Oil Creek & Titusville Railroad rides through the oil country, now Oil Creek State Park.  You can bike the trail along the train tracks through the park then stay overnight in a real caboose car at the Caboose Motel. This is a place to climb aboard a history tour of where the oil rush started in America.